WO2009110068A1

WO2009110068A1 - Banknote handling apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2009110068A1
Application number: PCT/JP2008/053857
Authority: WO
Inventors: 安志横田; 雅行向田
Original assignee: グローリー株式会社
Priority date: 2008-03-04
Filing date: 2008-03-04
Publication date: 2009-09-11
Also published as: US20110011774A1; EP2256699A1; JPWO2009110068A1; EP2256699A4; JP5143890B2; EP2256699B1

Abstract

A banknote handling apparatus (1) has an identification means (6) to identify the degree of wrinkles in the given banknotes, pile-up means (32) to (36) to pile up the banknotes sorted in accordance with the identification result from the identification means (6), a banding means (51) to band the banknotes piled up by the pile-up means (32) to (36), and a binding force control means (120) to change a tape binding force at the time of banding by the banding means (51) in accordance with the identification result from the identification means (6).

Description

Banknote handling equipment

The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus having a mechanism for stacking a predetermined number of banknotes and banding the stacked banknotes, and more particularly to a banknote processing apparatus capable of changing the binding force of a tape when banding banknotes.

In financial institutions, banknote processing devices are used to organize collected banknotes. This kind of banknote processing apparatus takes the collected banknotes into the apparatus from the deposit port, determines the banknote type, and stacks banknotes for each type. And the banknote of a predetermined kind (denomination) is conveyed to a bundling device by making 100 sheets into a stacking unit, for example, and is banded into a banknote bundle (100 stacked banknotes) with a tape. In the following, regarding the stacked banknotes, those in a state before being banded are referred to as stacked banknotes, and those in a state after being banded are referred to as banknote bundles.

Regarding the banding, specifically, for example, a tape supported by a reel is fed out of the stacked banknotes clamped by a clamp device, and the tape is wound around the stacked banknotes. And the stacked banknote is band-sealed by heat-sealing and cutting the tape wound in this way (for example, refer to Patent Document 1 below).
In the banknote processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, the reel feeds and rewinds the tape in a state where the tape is wound around the stacked banknotes, so that the tension (binding force) of the tape is previously set by the operator. Although it can be changed so that the strength is set, in order to change the binding force, it is necessary for the operator to make a setting each time.

Here, banknotes are mainly classified into normal bills with almost no wrinkles and damaged bills with wrinkles. Since there is no gap between banknotes in a regular banknote with no wrinkles, it is necessary to band the stacked banknotes with a relatively strong binding force in order to prevent the banknotes from falling out of the banknote bundle after banding. On the other hand, since there is a large gap between banknotes in a stack of banknotes with a flawed banknote, it is necessary to bind the stacked banknotes with a relatively weak binding force in order to avoid the banknote bundle being bent around the banding part after banding. . If banknotes fall out of the banknote bundle after banding, there is a risk of miscalculation or theft. There is also a possibility that it may be caught and cannot be transported well.

Thus, it is necessary to change the bundling force of the tape according to the case of bundling genuine banknotes and the case of bundling banknotes. In addition, it is necessary to change the binding force more finely based on the degree of wrinkle (slightly wrinkles).
And the banknote processing device accepts a large number of banknotes in a mixed state of the correct and non-performing bills, and after the banknotes are classified into the correct and non-performing bills, In some cases, the stacking of the stacked banknotes is continuously performed. In such a case, in the banknote processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, the operator performs the setting every time according to the case of bundling genuine banknotes and the case of bundling banknotes. The tape binding force must be changed one by one, which is unusable.
JP-A-9-99912

The present invention has been made based on the background art as described above, and provides a banknote processing apparatus capable of improving usability when changing the binding force of a tape when banding a banknote. Is the main purpose.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a banknote handling apparatus capable of satisfactorily bundling stacked banknotes according to the state of banknotes.

The banknote processing apparatus (1) according to the present invention is a banknote processing apparatus for processing banknotes, and includes identification means (6) for identifying the degree of a given banknote basket and the identification result of the identification means. Based on the accumulating means (32 to 36) for sorting and accumulating banknotes, the banding means (51) for bundling the banknotes accumulated by the accumulating means, and the identification result of the identification means, It is a banknote processing apparatus characterized by including the bundling force control means (120) which changes the bundling force of the tape at the time of a bundling means bundling.

In this section, the alphanumeric characters in parentheses indicate reference numerals of corresponding components in the embodiments described later, but the invention is not limited by these reference numerals.
According to the above configuration, the banknotes are classified and accumulated by the accumulating means (32 to 36) based on the identification result by the identifying means (6) as to whether the banknotes are large or small. The accumulated banknotes (accumulated banknotes) are banded by banding means (51).

Here, based on the identification result of the identification means described above, the bundling force control means (120) changes the bundling force of the tape when the bundling means is banded. That is, the bundling force control means automatically changes the bundling force of the tape according to the case of bundling stacked banknotes with a lot of wrinkles and the case of bundling stacked banknotes with a few wrinkles. It is not necessary to change the power one by one, and the usability can be improved.

Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus (1) of this invention, based on the identification result of the said identification means, you may classify | categorize a genuine note with few bruises and a damaged ticket with a flaw.
According to the above configuration, the bills are clearly distinguished into the correct bills and the damaged bills based on the amount of the wrinkles, and when the correct bills are bundled and when the accumulated bills are bound Accordingly, the binding force of the tape is surely changed.

Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus (1) of this invention, even if the said bundling force control means strengthens a bundling force rather than a banknote with many wrinkles, so that there are few wrinkles of the banknote integrated | stacked on the said accumulation means. Good.
According to the above configuration, for banknotes with less wrinkles, the binding force can be relatively strong to prevent the banknotes from falling out of the banknote bundle after banding, while the binding power of banknotes with more wrinkles is compared to banknotes with less wrinkles. By weakening the banknote, it is possible to avoid the banknote bundle from being bent around the banding part after the banding.

Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus (1) of this invention, the said identification means is a 1st level banknote with a relatively small amount of wrinkles and a relatively large number of wrinkles based on the amount of wrinkles. The bundling force control means relatively strengthens the bundling force of the tape with respect to the first level of the non-conforming card, and identifies the second level. The configuration may be such that the binding force of the tape is relatively weak with respect to the slip.

According to the above configuration, the non-performing ticket is based on at least two stages of a first-level non-use ticket having a relatively small amount of defects and a second-level non-use ticket having a relatively large number of defects. Identified. And for the first-level banknotes, the binding force of the tape can be made relatively strong in order to prevent the banknotes from falling out of the banknote bundles while avoiding the banknotes from being bent around the banding part after the banding. . On the other hand, for the second level non-conformity, the binding force of the tape can be made relatively weak in order to prevent the banknote bundle from curving around the banding part after banding. . That is, according to the state of a non-performing ticket (the amount of wrinkles), the binding force of the tape can be appropriately changed, and the stacked banknotes of the non-performing ticket can be satisfactorily sealed.

Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus (1) of this invention, the said identification means has a function which also identifies the banknote with big damages, such as dirt and a tear, as a bad ticket, and the said identification means is the magnitude | size of damages other than a bag. The stacking means (11, 12, 32 to 36) is configured to stack the banknotes identified as the banknotes separately from the bagged banknotes based on the fact that the banknotes are identified as banknotes. May be.

According to the above-described configuration, after having been identified by the identification means, the non-defectable ticket having damage (dirt, tearing, etc.) other than the defect is accumulated separately from the defect ticket with the defect. Therefore, the bundling force control means (120) can change the bundling force of the tape only when banded with a wrinkled slip and a correct bill, regardless of the presence of a damaged bill other than a flaw. As a result, the stacked banknotes can be satisfactorily sealed according to the damaged bill and the correct bill.

Moreover, the banknote processing apparatus (1) of this invention is a banknote processing apparatus for processing a banknote, Comprising: Based on the identification result of the identification means (6) which identifies the kind of banknote given, and the said identification means Stacking means (32 to 36) for sorting and stacking banknotes, banding means (51) for banding a predetermined number of banknotes stacked by the stacking means, and a predetermined number of stacks stacked by the stacking means It is a banknote processing apparatus characterized by including the bundling force control means (120) which changes the bundling force of the tape at the time of the bundling means bundling based on the thickness of the banknote.

According to the above configuration, the banknotes are classified and accumulated by the accumulating means (32 to 36) based on the identification result by the identifying means (6) as to which type of banknote. Banknotes (stacked banknotes) stacked up to a predetermined number are banded by banding means (51).
Here, based on the thickness of the predetermined number of stacked banknotes, the bundling force control means (120) changes the bundling force of the tape when the bundling means bunds. That is, according to the case where a relatively thick stacked banknote is banded due to a large proportion of banknotes having a large number of folds, and a case where a relatively thin stacked banknote is banded due to a large proportion of banknotes having a small number of wrinkles, Since the tape binding force is automatically changed by the force control means, the operator does not have to change the tape binding force one by one, and the usability can be improved.

Especially, with this configuration, even if the banknotes are classified according to the type (denomination) of the banknotes without being classified according to the size of the bag, they can be sealed with an appropriate binding force.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing an overall configuration of a banknote handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing an overall configuration of a banknote handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing for demonstrating the banding operation | movement in the banding mechanism with which the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing for demonstrating the banding operation | movement in the banding mechanism with which the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a control circuit block diagram of the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and is a block diagram which shows only the part relevant to the characteristic of this invention. It is a figure which shows the table memorize | stored in the memory of the control part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the control-operation flowchart for the identification and accumulation | storage of the banknote performed in the control part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a control-operation flowchart for banding of the accumulated banknote performed in the control part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of a control-operation flowchart for banding of the accumulated banknote performed in the control part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of a control-operation flowchart for banding of the accumulated banknote performed in the control part shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote processing apparatus 6 Identification unit 32 Accumulation part 33 Accumulation part 34 Accumulation part 35 Accumulation part 36 Accumulation part 51 Banding apparatus 120 Control part

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
<Overview of overall configuration>
FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B are schematic front longitudinal sectional views showing the overall configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1A (1) and FIG. 1B (1), the banknote handling apparatus 1 has a configuration in which two

casings

2 and 3 are connected in appearance.

First, referring to FIG. 1A (2), the first housing 2 is provided with a deposit port, that is, a hopper 4. Also, an identification unit 6 as an identification means for identifying a take-in path 5 for taking in a banknote set in the hopper 4, a type (denomination), correctness, authenticity, front and back of the banknote to be taken in, and an identification unit The

conveyance paths

7, 8, 9, 10, two reject

banknote stacking units

11, 12, and four stacking

units

13, 14, 15, 16 for transporting the banknote identified by 6 are incorporated.

The conveyance path 7 that conveys the banknotes identified by the identification unit 6 is provided with two

branch claws

17, 18. By switching the

branch claws

17, 18, the banknotes are rejected by the

banknote stacking units

11, 12. It can be accumulated in. Rejected banknotes are banknotes that are discriminated as non-performing bills (banknotes that are damaged due to dirt or tears), fake banknotes, etc. in the identification unit 6, and these rejected banknotes are distinguished from banknotes that are collected and reused. It is accumulated in the reject

banknote accumulating units

11 and 12. Each reject

banknote stacking unit

11, 12 is provided with

impellers

19, 20 for receiving and stacking reject banknotes to be given one by one.

Banknotes other than reject banknotes are transported from the transport path 7 to the transport path 8. The conveyance path 8 is provided with a branch claw 21, and by switching the branch claw 21, a bill can be directly conveyed to the conveyance path 9 or can be conveyed to the conveyance path 9 via the reverse path 22. The reversing path 22 is provided to reverse the front and back of the banknote, and the front and back of the banknote are reversed while passing through the reverse path 22.
The conveyance path 9 adjusts the conveyance time and timing so as not to change the conveyance order of the banknotes given directly from the conveyance path 8 and the banknotes given via the reversing path 22, and sends the banknotes to the conveyance path 10.

The conveyance path 10 extends, for example, in a substantially horizontal direction, and, for example, four stacking

portions

13, 14, 15, 16 are arranged below the conveyance path 10. By switching the four

branch claws

23, 24, 25, 26 provided in the transport path 10, the banknotes can be stacked on any of the stacking units 13-16. Each of the stacking units 13 to 16 is provided with

impellers

27, 28, 29, and 30 for receiving and stacking banknotes sent from the transport path 10 one by one.

By controlling the switching of the branching claws 23 to 26 in the transport path 10, it is possible to send the bills to the transport path 31 built in the adjacent casing 3.
Next, referring to FIG. 1B (2), in the housing 3, as the stacking unit, for example, five stacking

units

32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 are arranged in the vertical direction.

Transport paths

37, 38, 39, and 40 are provided to select one of these five stacking units 32 to 36 and stack bills.

By switching the branching claw 41 of the transport path 31, it is possible to switch whether the banknotes are stacked on the stacking unit 32 or sent to the transport path 37. The conveyance path 37 can be switched between stacking bills in the stacking unit 33 or sending it to the conveyance path 38 by switching the branching claws 42. By switching the branching claw 43, the transport path 38 can be switched between stacking banknotes in the stacking unit 34 or sending the banknotes to the transport path 39. By switching the branching claw 44, the transport path 39 can be switched between stacking banknotes in the stacking unit 35 and sending the banknotes to the transport path 40. The branch claw 45 of the transport path 40 is fixed in this embodiment, and guides the banknotes to be sent to the stacking unit 36. Each conveying

path

31, 37 to 40 is provided with flapping

blades

46, 47, 48, 49, and 50 so as to face the inlets of the stacking sections 32 to 36. The tapping blades 46 to 50 are used to quickly stack the bills by hitting the rear end of the bills that are carried from the

transport paths

31 and 37 to 40 into the stacking units 32 to 36 and are going to fall under their own weight. The banknotes are pressed from the upper side by the tap blades 46 to 50 and stacked on the stacking units 32 to 36 one by one.

For example, at a lower position in the housing 3, a bundling device 51 as a bundling means is provided. The banding device 51 includes a plurality of (for example, two)

reel tapes

52 and 53 and a banding mechanism 54. The banding device 51 selectively feeds the tape from the

reel tapes

52 and 53, and binds (bands) the banknotes (stacked banknotes) collected by the banding mechanism 54 with the tape.
Further, the banknotes accumulated in the stacking units 32 to 36 are taken out into the casing 3 and given to the banding device 51, and the banknote bundles bound by the banding device 51 (bundled with tape) are moved out of the casing 3. When the processing is completed when the number of banknotes stacked in the stacking units 32 to 36 is less than 100, the banknotes are transported to the banknote return unit 56 provided on the top of the housing 3. A transfer device 55 is provided. The transport device 55 can move as indicated by an arrow A.

As described above, the banknote handling apparatus 1 collects reject banknotes in the reject

banknote stacking units

11 and 12 among banknotes collected and given from the hopper 4, and banknotes to be reused are, for example, for each denomination. The banknotes can be sorted and stacked as stacks of banknotes in the stacking units 13 to 16, or the stacked banknotes of a predetermined number of units stacked in the stacking units 32 to 36 by denomination can be banded by the banding device 51 and arranged into banknote bundles. .
<Description of the operation of the banding mechanism>
Next, a series of operations (banding process) for binding the banknotes given from the conveying device 55 with a tape by the banding mechanism 54 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B.

The banding mechanism 54 includes an upper bill clamp 57, a lower bill clamp 58, a heater 59, a cutter 60, a pair of rollers 61 for feeding tape, a feed guide 62, a holder 63 for gripping the tape, and a bundle feed guide 64. (FIG. 2A (1)). For convenience of illustration, these members are shown floating in the air, but are actually held by arms, shafts, or the like extending from the side walls.

Although not shown in FIG. 2A (1), the bundling mechanism 54 is provided with a bundling hand for grasping the stacked banknotes. The banding hand will be described later.
The tape T is fed out by the roller pair 61, the vicinity of the tip of the tape T is sandwiched between the holders 63, and the tape T is moved to the right by rotating the holder 63 along a predetermined movement trajectory while feeding the tape T by the roller pair 61. It is sent out around the semicircular arc. Thereby, the preparation for receiving the stacked banknotes is completed (FIG. 2A (2)). Here, the roller pair 61 is rotated by driving a dedicated step motor 74 (see FIG. 1B (2)).

The transport device 55 grips and transports the stacked banknotes M with respect to the banding mechanism 54 that is ready to receive (FIG. 2A (3)). The transport device 55 includes a base block 65, a lower fork 66 projecting substantially horizontally from the lower end of the base block 65, and an upper fork 67 for pressing that can move up and down from the upper fork 66 from above. The lower fork 66 and the upper fork 67 serve as the transporting hand 68. The stacked banknotes M are sandwiched and held by the lower fork 66 and the upper fork 67 from the lower upper side, and are conveyed to the banding mechanism 54.

As briefly mentioned in FIG. 2A (1), the banding mechanism 54 is provided with a banding hand 70 for receiving the stacked banknotes M conveyed by the conveyance device 55 from the conveyance hand 68. FIG. 2A (4) shows the positional relationship between the banding hand 70 and the transport hand 68 of the transport device 55. The transport device 55 shown in FIG. 2A (4) is stopped at the same position as the transport device 55 shown in FIG. 2A (3). In FIG. 2A (4), illustration of the upper bill clamp 57, the lower bill clamp 58, the heater 59, the cutter 60, the roller pair 61, the holder 63, etc. is omitted, and in FIG. 2A (1) to 2A (3), it is omitted. Only the old banding hand 70 is shown. Further, FIG. 2A (5) is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the transport device 55 and the banding hand 70, and FIG. 2A (6) is a front view of the state in which the banding hand 70 is closed.

The banding hand 70 includes a receiving member 71 positioned below and a pressing member 72 positioned above. The receiving member 71 and the pressing member 72 can move up and down in directions close to each other. As shown in FIGS. 2A (5) and (6), the length of the stacked banknote M held by the carrying hand 68 is long. The side viewed in the vertical direction can be held. Then, after the banding hand 70 holds the stacked banknote M, the upper fork 67 of the transporting hand 68 moves upward (FIG. 2A (7)), and the transporting device 55 moves to the right side in the drawing, whereby the stacked banknote. The delivery from the transfer hand 68 of M to the bundling hand 70 (acceptance to the bundling mechanism 54) is completed.

The banding hand 70 can also move horizontally in the front-rear direction (vertical direction in FIG. 2A (8)). By moving the banding hand 70 in the front-rear direction, the position of the stacked banknote M in the banding mechanism 54 can be displaced in the front-rear direction, and the position when the stacked banknote M is banded with the tape T can be adjusted.
Next, a series of processing operations for binding the stacked banknotes M with the tape T will be described with reference to FIG. 2B. In FIG. 2B, illustration of the banding hand 70 holding the stacked banknotes M is omitted. However, the stacked banknotes M are held at a fixed position by the banding hand 70 during the banding operation.

First, the upper bill clamp 57 is displaced downward, and the tape is aligned so that the position of the tape T does not shift (FIG. 2B (12)). A tape guide groove (not shown) that is recessed upward from the lower surface is formed at a predetermined position in the front-rear direction (paper thickness direction in FIG. 2B (12)) on the upper bill clamp 57. Tape alignment is performed by the tape T entering the guide groove.
Then, in this state, the holder 63 rotates, and the tape T is wound around the stacked banknotes M along the short direction of the banknotes (FIG. 2B (13)).

When the winding of the tape T is completed, the upper bill clamp 57 and the lower bill clamp 58 move toward each other, and the stacked banknotes M are sandwiched and fixed by the upper and lower bill clamps 57, 58 (FIG. 2B (14)). ). The lower bill clamp 58 is also formed with a tape guide groove at a predetermined position in the front-rear direction. Even when the stacked banknotes M are sandwiched from above and below by the upper and lower bill clamps 57, 58, the tape T is in its length direction. It is in a relaxed state. Therefore, the roller pair 61 is reversed, the tape T is pulled back, and the tape T wound around the stacked banknote M is tightened (FIG. 2B (15)).

Then, the heater 59 is moved to heat the tape T with the heater (FIG. 2B (16)). The tape T is a heat seal tape, and when heated by the heater 59, the overlapping portions of the tape are bonded together.
Next, the cutter 60 is displaced, and the tape T extending in the direction of the stacked banknote M from the roller pair 61 is cut (FIG. 2B (17)).

After cutting, the cutter 60 is returned to the original position, and the tape extending from the roller pair 61 in the direction of the stacked banknote M is pulled back to the position of the feed guide 62. On the other hand, the tape T on the stacked banknote M side is traced to the end by the heater 59, and the end of the tape T is heat-sealed (FIG. 2B (18)).
Thereafter, the heater 59 is returned to the original position (FIG. 2B (19)), the upper and lower bill clamps 57 and 58 are opened away from each other, and banding is completed (FIG. 2B (20)).

Next, in order to remove the holder 63 holding the tape T from the tape T, the holding force of the holder 63 is released, and the holder 63 is displaced rearward (in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 2B (20)), The holder 63 is separated from the tape T. Then, the banknote bundle M banded by the banding hand 70 sandwiching the banded stacked banknote M is guided by the bundle feeding guide 64 and conveyed leftward in the drawing (FIG. 2B (20)).

The bundled banknote bundle M can be discharged out of the housing 3 by the banding hand 70. Or you may carry to the storage which is not illustrated.
In addition, when the banding is performed at two places, the stacked banknote M on which the banding is performed at one place is held by the banding hand 70 (see FIG. 2A (7)) with reference to FIG. 2B (20). The banding hand 70 moves rightward, and then the tape preparation from FIG. 2A (1) and the preparation for receiving the stacked banknotes are performed, and the banknote bundle held by the banding hand 70 is moved there. Is done.

The above is a series of bundling operations by the bundling mechanism 54.
<Control circuit block>
FIG. 3 is a control circuit block diagram for executing a control operation that is a feature of the banknote handling apparatus 1, and only a configuration necessary for the operation that is a feature of the present invention is shown.
As shown in FIG. 3, the banknote handling apparatus 1 includes a control unit 120 as a binding force control unit configured by a microcomputer or the like. The control unit 120 switches the above-described branching claws 41 to 44 (see FIG. 1B (2)) based on the banknote identification information given from the identification unit 6. That is, the control unit 120 stacks banknotes in any of the stacking units 32 to 36 by switching the branch claws 41 to 44.

Further, the control unit 120 controls the driving of the above-described step motor 74 (see FIG. 1B (2)) in the banding process based on the banknote identification information given from the identification unit 6. Specifically, the control unit 120 controls the forward and reverse rotation directions and the rotation amount (number of steps) of the step motor 74.
Here, when the step motor 74 rotates forward by a predetermined number of steps, the roller pair 61 described above rotates (forward rotation) in the direction in which the tape T is fed out, corresponding to the number of steps described above (FIG. 2A (2). )reference).

On the other hand, when the step motor 74 is reversed by a predetermined number of steps, the above-described roller pair 61 is reversed in a direction corresponding to the above-described number of steps in the direction in which the tape T is pulled back (see FIG. 2B (15)). When the tape T is pulled back in a state where the tape T is wound around the stacked banknote M, the tape T wound around the stacked banknote M is tightened as described above (see FIG. 2B (15)). That is, the binding force of the tape T when the stacked banknotes M are bound is strengthened. As described above, the control unit 120 controls the binding force according to the amount of the tape T pulled back.

The control unit 120 includes a memory 121.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the table 122 stored in the memory 121 of the control unit 120.
As shown in FIG. 4, a table 122 is stored in the memory 121.
In the table 122, the state of the banknote is distinguished into a regular bill and a non-payment, and the binding force of the tape when banding the stacked banknotes is individually set according to the state of the banknote. Here, the correct note is a normal bill with almost no damage, and the damaged note is a bill having a flaw. Furthermore, the non-performing ticket is based on the amount of wrinkles, and the first level non-use ticket (non-use ticket 1) with relatively small sets and the second level non-use ticket (non-use ticket 2) with relatively many sets. There are at least two types.

The above-described identification unit 6 (see FIG. 3) identifies whether the banknote given to the banknote processing apparatus 1 is a genuine or non-conventional bill by detecting, for example, a banknote bill using ultrasonic waves. Are classified into at least two stages of the above-mentioned non-use ticket 1 and non-use ticket 2. In addition, because the non-performing ticket is not only divided into the non-slip ticket 1 and the non-slip ticket 2 described above, but also the non-slip ticket 3, non-slip ticket 4,. If there is, the identification unit 6 identifies which of the non-performing tickets 1 to N.

Further, the identification unit 6 has a function of not only discriminating the amount of the bag but also identifying a banknote having damage other than the bag, that is, a banknote having damage such as dirt or tearing as a damaged ticket. Note that banknotes having damages other than corals include banknotes with holes and banknotes stuck with tape. However, in this embodiment, the strength of the binding force is adjusted based only on the presence and absence of wrinkles.

In the table 122, the strength level of the cohesive force is distinguished by a numerical value. A large numerical level means that the cohesive force is set strongly, and a small numerical level means a cohesive force. Means that is set weakly. Here, for example, the binding force for the correct note is set to level 8, which is close to the strongest, and the binding force for the damaged note 1 is set to level 5, which is weaker than that of the correct note, and the binding force to the lost note 2 is set. The force is set at level 2, which is close to the weakest.

In this way, the bundling force of the tape when bundling the stacked banknotes is individually set according to the degree of wrinkles generated on the banknotes. This is because it varies depending on the degree of wrinkles.
That is, when clean banknotes are stacked like a regular ticket, the stacked banknotes have almost no gap between the banknotes. For this reason, unless the banknotes are bundled with a certain amount of strong binding force, there is a problem that the banknotes fall out from the bundle of banknotes after the banding.

On the other hand, since the banknotes with defects such as banknotes are stiff, when such banknotes are stacked, gaps inevitably occur between the banknotes in the stacked banknotes. For this reason, if you bundle a non-performing ticket with the same bundling force as a genuine note, the banknote bundle of the non-performing bank will be bent in a fan shape around the banding part. There also arises a problem that the banknotes to be formed are wound on the tape and folded. In general, after the banknotes are collected, they are returned to the central bank as they are. Therefore, the banknote bundles of the banknotes are stored in a storage for transportation. It is difficult to stack them in order in the storage.

However, even in the case of a non-performing ticket, the size of the bag is different as in the above-mentioned non-performing ticket 1 and non-sending ticket 2. As in the case of, a problem arises in which the banknotes fall out from the banknote bundle after the lossy ticket 1 is sealed. In other words, it is necessary to set an appropriate bundling force according to the amount of wrinkles so that both the prevention of banknotes falling out of the banknote bundle and the prevention of bending of the banknote bundle can be realized.
<Example of control operation>
Next, when a plurality of bills of the same denomination (for example, a correct bill and a slip of a ten thousand yen banknote) in a state where a correct ticket and a damaged ticket (the damaged ticket 1 and the damaged ticket 2) are mixed are given. The control operation of the banknote handling apparatus 1 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control operation flowchart for identifying and stacking banknotes performed in the control unit illustrated in FIG. 3. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control operation flowchart for bundling stacked banknotes performed in the control unit illustrated in FIG. 3.
5 and 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A, 1B, 3 and 4.

First, referring to FIG. 5, when determining that the correct bill is taken in as the banknote information identified by the identification unit 6 (YES in step S <b> 1), the control unit 120 collects the correct bill as a stacking unit. For example, the stacking unit 32 is set, and the branching

claws

17, 18, 21, 23 to 26 of the transport paths 7 to 10 are switched so that the identified correct bills are transported to the stacking unit 32. The nail | claw 41 is switched and a correct note is integrated | stacked on the stacking part 32 (step S2).

Moreover, if the control part 120 discriminate | determines that the banknote 1 was taken in as banknote information which the identification unit 6 identified (it is YES at step S3), as the stacking part which stacks this banknote 1, for example, the stacking part 33 And the

branch claws

17, 18, 21, 23 to 26, 41 of the transport paths 7 to 10 are switched so that the identified damaged ticket 1 is transported to the stacking unit 33, and the branch claws of the transport path 37 are switched. 42 is switched, and the defective ticket 1 is stacked on the stacking unit 33 (step S4).

Moreover, if the control part 120 discriminate | determines that the banknote 2 was taken in as banknote information which the identification unit 6 identified (it is YES at step S5), as the stacking part which stacks this banknote 2, for example, the stacking part 34 , The

branch claws

17, 18, 21, 23 to 26, 41, and 42 of the transport paths 7 to 10 are switched so that the identified damaged ticket 2 is transported to the stacking unit 34. By switching the branching claw 43, the banknotes 2 are stacked on the stacking unit 34 (step S6).

Thus, based on the identification result of the identification unit 6, the banknotes are classified and collected into the correct bill, the lost ticket 1, and the lost ticket 2 in the stacking units 32 to 34. In the above description, the correct ticket is accumulated in the accumulating unit 32, the lost ticket 1 is accumulated in the accumulating unit 33, and the lost ticket 2 is accumulated in the accumulating unit 34. These may be accumulated in any of the accumulating units 32 to 36.
As described above, when the correct bill, the lost ticket 1 and the lost ticket 2 are stacked in the corresponding stacking units in the stacking units 32 to 36, the banding process of the stacked banknotes is performed as shown in FIG. .

First, when any one of the bills, the stipend 1 and the stipend 2 accumulated in the corresponding stacking unit in the stacking units 32 to 36 reaches a predetermined number (for example, 100), the control unit 120 In order to bundle 100 stacked banknotes, the bundling mechanism 54 is made to prepare for receiving as described above (step S11). That is, when the control unit 120 drives the step motor 74 to rotate in the forward direction, the tape T is fed in the semicircular arc shape by the roller pair 61 in the banding mechanism 54 (see FIG. 2A (2)).

Next, the control unit 120 drives the transport device 55 to transport the 100 stacked banknotes stacked in any of the stacking units 32 to 36 to the banding mechanism 54. Then, when the delivery of the stacked banknotes from the transporting hand 68 of the transporting device 55 to the binding hand 70 of the banding mechanism 54 is completed, the acceptance of the stacked banknotes into the banding mechanism 54 is completed (see FIG. 2A (7)).
When the control unit 120 determines completion of acceptance of the stacked banknotes (YES in step S12), the control unit 120 causes the band sealing mechanism 54 to wrap the tape around the stacked banknotes (step S13).

Here, the control unit 120 determines whether the stacked banknote is a genuine note, a non-performing ticket 1 or a non-conforming bill 2, and if the integrated banknote is a correct note (YES in step S14), the table described above. Referring to 122, the tape wound around the regular banknotes is pulled back so that the above-described level 8 binding force can be obtained (step S15). Specifically, the control unit 120 reverses the step motor 74 by a predetermined N steps corresponding to the level 8 binding force. As a result, the roller pair 61 reverses by N steps and pulls back the tape.

Further, when the accumulated banknote is the non-performing bill 1 (YES in step S16), the control unit 120 refers to the table 122 and uses the level 5 described above with the tape wound around the stacking banknote of the non-performing banknote 1. Pull back so that the binding force can be obtained (step S17). That is, the control unit 120 reverses the step motor 74 by the number of steps corresponding to the level 5 binding force. Here, the number of steps corresponding to level 5 binding force is set to a value (N−L1) obtained by subtracting a predetermined amount L1 from the number of steps N in the case of a genuine note. As a result, the roller pair 61 reverses in correspondence with the (N−L1) step and pulls back the tape. That is, in the case of the non-performing ticket 1, since the roller pair 61 reverses for a shorter time than in the case of the correct ticket, the amount of tape retraction is small.

Further, when the accumulated banknote is the non-performing bill 2 (YES in step S18), the control unit 120 refers to the table 122 and uses the level 2 described above with the tape wound around the stacking banknote of the non-performing banknote 2. Pull back so that a binding force can be obtained (step S19). That is, the control unit 120 reverses the step motor 74 by the number of steps corresponding to the level 2 binding force. Here, the number of steps corresponding to the level 2 binding force is set to a value (N−L2) obtained by subtracting L2 larger than L1 from the number N of steps in the correct bill. As a result, the roller pair 61 reverses in correspondence with the (N−L2) step and pulls back the tape. That is, in the case of the non-performing ticket 2, since the roller pair 61 reverses for a shorter time than in the case of the non-performing ticket 1, the amount of tape withdrawal is further smaller.

After the tape is pulled back, the control unit 120 drives the heater 59 to perform heat sealing (step S20). Then, the control unit 120 drives the cutter 60 to cut the tape (step S21).
Thereby, the banding of the stacked banknotes is completed according to each of the correct ticket, the damaged ticket 1 and the damaged ticket 2. As described above, the amount of the tape wound around the stacked banknote is the largest in the case of the correct note, the second largest in the case of the non-performing ticket 1, and the smallest in the case of the non-slip ticket 2. Therefore, the regular banknotes are banded with a strong binding force of level 8 as described above, the lossy ticket 1 is banded with a binding force of level 5, which is weaker than level 8, and the lossy ticket 2 is higher than level 5. It is sealed with a weak level 2 binding force.

As described above, the control unit 120 determines whether the banknote given to the banknote processing apparatus 1 is the correct banknote, the banknote 1 or the banknote 2 (that is, whether the banknotes are large or small). 6, the binding force of the tape when the bundling device 51 bundles the stacked banknotes is changed. That is, the binding force of the tape is controlled by the control unit 120 according to the case of bundling a stack of banknotes with a small number of wrinkles and a case of bundling a stack of banknotes with a lot of wrinkles (damaged ticket 1 or 2). Is automatically changed, so that the operator does not have to change the tape binding force one by one, and the usability can be improved.

And, as described above, since the banknotes are clearly distinguished into the correct bills and the damaged bills based on the amount of the bag, the case where the banknotes are bundled with the correct bills and the case where the banknotes are bundled with the banknotes. Accordingly, the tape binding force is surely changed.
Moreover, the control part 120 is strengthening bundling power about the correct note with few wrinkles than the non-paying bill with many wrinkles in the banding of a stack | stuck banknote. As a result, for genuine bills with fewer wrinkles, the binding force can be made relatively strong to prevent the banknotes from falling out of the banknote bundle after banding, while the binding power of damaged bills with more wrinkles is made weaker than that of the regular bills. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the banknote bundle from being bent around the banding part after the banding.

Further, the control unit 120 relatively increases the tape bundling force with respect to the above-mentioned non-performing ticket 1 and relatively reduces the tape bundling force against the above-mentioned non-conforming ticket 2. We are weak.
That is, for the non-payment ticket 1 with relatively little wrinkles, in order to prevent the banknote bundle from being bent from the banknote bundle after the banding, the tape binding force is relatively Can be strong. On the other hand, for the non-payment ticket 2 having a relatively large number of wrinkles, the binding force of the tape is made relatively weak in order to prevent the banknote bundle from being bent around the banding portion after banding. be able to. That is, according to the state of a non-performing ticket (the amount of wrinkles), the binding force of the tape can be appropriately changed, and the stacked banknotes of the non-performing ticket can be satisfactorily sealed.

In the present embodiment, the tape bundling force is changed according to the degree of wrinkles based on the identification result of the identification unit 6, but for example, a predetermined number (100) is added to the stacking units 32 to 36 (see FIG. 1B). It is also possible to detect the thickness of the banknotes (stacked banknote height) when the banknotes are stacked and change the binding force of the tape based on the stacked banknote height.
Specifically, the stacking units 32 to 36 include a bottom surface that is raised and lowered by a stepping motor (not shown) according to the banknote stacking state, and further includes a light shielding sensor (not shown) that detects the upper end of the stacked banknotes. Provided. In this configuration, when a bill is inserted into the stacking units 32 to 36, a signal from the light shielding sensor is received, and if there is light shielding by the bill, it is determined that the upper end of the bill is high and the bottom surface is lowered.

That is, the upper surface of the stacked banknotes is lowered to a position where the next stacked banknotes can easily enter.
With such a configuration, when up to 100 banknotes of a predetermined type are stacked, it is possible to detect how much the bottom surface has been lowered (stacked banknote height) by counting the number of rotation pulses of the stepping motor. The larger the number of pulses (the higher the accumulated banknote height), the larger the banknotes are judged to be stacked, and the band is sealed with a weak binding force. On the other hand, the number of rotation pulses is small (as the stacked banknote height is low), and it is determined that banknotes with few wrinkles are stacked, and the band is sealed with a strong binding force.

In other words, depending on the case of banding relatively thick stacked banknotes due to the large proportion of banknotes with many folds, and the case of banding relatively thin stacked banknotes due to the large proportion of banknotes with few folds, Since the tape binding force is automatically changed, the operator does not have to change the tape binding force one by one, and the usability can be improved.
In addition, with this configuration, even if the denominations and correct bills are not classified according to the amount of wrinkles, even if they are classified for each denomination, they can be sealed with an appropriate binding force, and the banknotes in the banknote bundle can be dropped out. And bending of the banknote bundle can be prevented.
<Another example of control operation>
Next, another example of the control operation for bundling stacked banknotes will be described. The control operation described here is performed under the background that the dimension of the banknote in the short direction differs depending on the denomination.

For example, the dimensions in the short direction of Japanese banknotes are set to be the same for all denominations, but in the euro banknotes, the dimensions in the short direction differ depending on the denomination. By the way, when stacking stacked banknotes, the tape is wound around the stacked banknotes along the short direction of the banknotes, so if the dimensions of the banknotes in the short direction differ depending on the denomination, the stacked banknotes are banded. The length of the tape required for this varies depending on the denomination. Therefore, it is possible to perform banding more quickly by changing the tape feed amount or the tape withdrawal amount according to the denomination. The following control is a specific control example for quick bundling.

Hereinafter, a control operation performed in such a bundling process will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B and FIG. 3 in accordance with the flow chart of FIG.
Referring to FIG. 7, first, control unit 120 determines that a banknote of a denomination (denomination 1) having a large short-side dimension is taken in as banknote information identified by identification unit 6 ( In step S31, YES), the step motor 74 is rotated forward by a predetermined X step (step S32). In response to this, the roller pair 61 rotates forward in correspondence with the X step and feeds out the tape. At this time, the tape is sent out in a semicircular shape with a length that is sufficient to enclose the banknote of the denomination 1 in preparation for receiving the banknote of the denomination 1 (see FIG. 2A (2)). .

On the other hand, when the control unit 120 determines that a banknote of a denomination (denoted denomination 2) whose dimension in the short direction is the second largest after the denomination 1 is taken in as the banknote information identified by the identification unit 6 (step S33). YES), the stepping motor 74 is rotated forward by a step corresponding to a value obtained by subtracting the predetermined amount S1 from the number X of steps in the denomination 1 (X-S1) (step S34). In response to this, the roller pair 61 rotates forward in correspondence with the (X-S1) step and feeds out the tape. That is, in the case of the denomination 2, since the roller pair 61 rotates normally for a shorter time than in the case of the denomination 1, the amount of tape fed out is small. Therefore, the tape is sent out in a semicircular shape with a length that is sufficient to enclose the denomination 2 banknotes in preparation for receiving the denomination 2 banknotes.

Here, when a banknote of a denomination smaller in the width direction than the denomination 2 is taken in (NO in step S33), the control unit 120 sets the step motor 74 to S2 larger than S1 in the denomination 1. Only the number of steps corresponding to the value subtracted from the number of steps X (X-S2) is forward rotated (step S35). In response to this, the roller pair 61 rotates forward as much as corresponding to the (X-S2) step and feeds out the tape. That is, in the case of a denomination whose dimension in the short direction is smaller than that of the denomination 2, since the roller pair 61 rotates forward for a shorter time than in the case of the denomination 2, the tape feed amount is further smaller. Therefore, the tape is sent out in a semicircular arc with a length that is sufficient to enclose a banknote of this denomination in preparation for receiving a banknote of a denomination whose dimension in the short direction is smaller than that of the denomination 2. It is.

Thus, according to the money type from which a transverse direction dimension differs, after sending out of the tape for acceptance preparation of a stacking banknote is completed, the stacking banknote of a corresponding denomination goes to the banding mechanism 54 as mentioned above. The tape is wound around the stacked banknote in the banding mechanism 54 (step S36).
At this time, the accumulated banknotes of the respective denominations are wound without excess or deficiency by the tape that has been sent out in a sufficient length during preparation for receiving the accumulated banknotes as described above. That is, in the case of the denomination 1, the tape is sent out longer than that in the case of the denomination (denomination 2) whose dimension in the short direction is smaller than that of the denomination 1, and in the case of the denomination 2, However, it is sent out shorter than the case of the money type 1. As a result, the amount of tape to be pulled back after the winding of the tape is completed is approximately equal for each denomination.

Therefore, the control unit 120 can pull back the tape without any excess or deficiency in any denomination by reversely rotating the step motor 74 by a predetermined N steps (step S37).
After the tape is pulled back, the control unit 120 drives the heater 59 to perform heat sealing (step S38). Then, the control unit 120 drives the cutter 60 to cut the tape (step S39).

In this way, the amount of tape to be sent out for preparation of receipt of stacked banknotes is automatically optimized according to the denominations with different short-side dimensions. The amount (time) to be pulled back can be made equal and small (short) regardless of the denomination. Therefore, it does not take much time for the tape to be pulled back in a bill having a small dimension in the short direction, and it can be prevented that the time taken for the band sealing differs depending on the denomination.

In order to achieve the same effect, another control operation shown in FIG. 8 can be performed.
In this case, first, preparation for receiving stacked banknotes is performed (step S41), and the amount of tape fed at this time is constant regardless of the denomination, but the denomination 1 described above (the gold having a large transverse dimension) is used. It is set so that there is no excess or deficiency for bundling seeds.
When banding the banknote of denomination 1 (YES in step S42), as described above, the length of the tape sent out for preparation for receiving the stacked banknotes is not too short or too long to band the denomination 1. Since the length is such that the length of the tape is not adjusted again, the acceptance of the accumulated banknotes of denomination 1 into the banding mechanism 54 is completed (step S43).

On the other hand, when the above-mentioned denomination 2 (denomination having a shorter lateral dimension than denomination 1) is to be bound (YES in step S44), the tape sent out for preparation of receiving stacked banknotes as described above is Since it is too long to bind the denomination 2, the control unit 120 reverses the step motor 74 by a predetermined Y1 step (step S45). As a result, the roller pair 61 reverses as much as corresponding to the Y1 step, and pulls the tape back to a length that is not excessive or insufficient for bundling the denomination 2 banknotes. Here, when preparation for receiving the stacked banknotes is completed (step S41), the reception of the stacked banknotes starts immediately, and the tape is pulled back in parallel with the reception of the stacked banknotes.

When a banknote of a denomination whose width direction is smaller than that of the denomination 2 is to be banded (NO in step S44), the tape sent out for preparation for receiving the accumulated banknote as described above binds this denomination. Since it is too long to do, the control unit 120 reverses the step motor 74 by Y2 steps larger than the number of steps Y1 in the denomination 2 in parallel with the acceptance of the stacked banknotes (step S46). As a result, the roller pair 61 reverses as much as corresponding to the Y2 step, and pulls the tape back to a length that is sufficient to enclose a banknote of a denomination having a shorter transverse dimension than the denomination 2.

Then, when acceptance of the corresponding stacked banknotes is completed in each denomination (YES in step S43), the control operation after that is the same as the control operation after step S36 in FIG. That is, first, a tape is wound around the stacked banknotes received by the banding mechanism 54 (step S47). At this time, similarly to the case of FIG. 7, a tape set to an appropriate length according to each denomination is wound around the accumulated banknote of each denomination in the same manner as in the case of FIG. 7. As a result, the amount of tape to be pulled back after the winding of the tape is completed is approximately equal for each denomination.

Therefore, the control unit 120 can pull back the tape without any excess or deficiency in any denomination by reversely rotating the step motor 74 by a predetermined N steps (step S48).
After the tape is pulled back, the control unit 120 drives the heater 59 to perform heat sealing (step S49). Then, the control unit 120 drives the cutter 60 to cut the tape (step S50).

In this embodiment, the bundling force is adjusted by subtracting a predetermined number of steps of the step motor 74 (see FIG. 1B) (see steps S15, S17 and S19 in FIG. 6). The number of steps may be set in the data table, and the step motor 74 may be driven by referring to desired data when binding.
In this embodiment, the binding force is adjusted by the amount of the tape T pulled back. However, the binding force may be adjusted by the following method.

For example, in the state of FIG. 2B (15), when the tape T is fastened to the banknote bundle M, the feed guide 62 is opened, the rewinding is stopped, and the movement of the tape T is fixed. Thereafter, when the heater 59 comes into contact with the tape T (see FIG. 2B (16)), the tape T is forcibly pulled by the pressing of the heater 59, so that the stepping motor 74 steps out and the tightening degree of the tape T changes. That is, if the excitation force of the step motor 74 is strong, the binding force is strong, and if the excitation force is weak, the binding force is weak. In this way, the bundling force of the tape T can be varied by setting the current flowing to the step motor 74 at this time, that is, the exciting force according to the desired bundling force.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.

Claims

A banknote processing apparatus for processing banknotes,
An identification means for identifying the amount of bills given,
A stacking unit for sorting and stacking banknotes based on the identification result of the identifying unit;
Bundling means for bundling banknotes accumulated by the accumulation means;
Based on the identification result of the identification means, the bundling force control means for changing the bundling force of the tape when the bundling means bundling;
The banknote processing apparatus characterized by including.
2. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a correct bill with little damage and a damaged bill with a flaw are classified based on the identification result of the identification means.
3. The bill processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the bundling force control means strengthens the bundling force as the number of bills stacked on the stacking unit is smaller than the number of bills having more wrinkles.
The discriminating means discriminates the non-performing ticket into at least two stages of a first level non-use ticket with a relatively small amount of defects and a second level non-use ticket with a relatively large number of defects. Is,
The bundling force control means relatively increases the tape bundling force with respect to the first level slip and relatively weakens the tape bundling force with respect to the second level slip. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein
The identification means has a function of identifying a damaged banknote such as a stain or a tear as a damaged ticket,
Based on the fact that the identification means has identified the banknote as a non-defective ticket based on the magnitude of damage other than the bag, the stacking means stacks the banknote identified as a non-payable card separately from the banknote with the hook. The banknote handling apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein
A banknote processing apparatus for processing banknotes,
Identification means for identifying the type of banknote given;
A stacking unit for sorting and stacking banknotes based on the identification result of the identifying unit;
Bundling means for bundling a predetermined number of banknotes accumulated by the accumulation means;
Based on the thickness of a predetermined number of banknotes accumulated by the accumulating means, a bundling force control means for changing the bundling force of the tape when the bundling means bunds;
The banknote processing apparatus characterized by including.